Photograph
1992 (made)
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Taking what are essentially medical images and adding the intimacy of same sex desire and sexual contact, these X-rays present ethereal, yet strong images. At first viewing they may be difficult to read without a prior knowledge of gay sexual acts. Stripping the body down to its essential structure - the skeleton - encourages the viewer not only to question the transience of, but also celebrate, this life.
Object details
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| Brief description | X-Ray from X-Ray Plates Series - No.5, Art2Go (James Barrett and Robin Forster). UK, 1992. |
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| Object history | This series of photographs (E.134-1996 to E.137-1996) was exhibited in the 1996 V&A display, 'Graphic Responses to AIDS'. |
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| Summary | Taking what are essentially medical images and adding the intimacy of same sex desire and sexual contact, these X-rays present ethereal, yet strong images. At first viewing they may be difficult to read without a prior knowledge of gay sexual acts. Stripping the body down to its essential structure - the skeleton - encourages the viewer not only to question the transience of, but also celebrate, this life. |
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| Accession number | E.137-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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